Reader Amber D. sent me in these pictures of her local $.99 store and Dollar Tree. She found Breyers and Klondike items for almost half of what they are in the Grocery stores. Also, below at the $.99 store she found packages of Hanes socks for only $.99. These are normally $6-$7 at Walmart.
I forget all the time to stop by my local $1 stores. I am not sure why, there are so many good deals to be had there. Recently, I had to purchase a bunch of end of the year items for the school I work at, I bought almost all of it at Walmart (assuming that was the cheapest) and ran into the $1 store to grab one last thing. Imagine my surprise whenI found everything I had bought at Walmart MUCH cheaper!
I think some of the stigma or reasons why I forget to go in is because they don’t always have the same items, some of the stores can be dirty, and there is not much customer service.
On the other hand…. I have gotten a BAG of avocados for only $.99, backpacks for my family reunion, supplies for Haiti, and name brand medication for next to nothing!